slow-motion


slow motion

n. A film or video technique in which the action is recorded at a faster rate than usual or replayed at a slower rate than usual, thereby slowing the action on the screen.
slow′-mo′tion adj.

slow′ mo′tion


n. the process or technique of filming or taping a motion-picture or television sequence at an accelerated rate of speed and then projecting or replaying it at normal speed so that the action appears to be slowed down. [1920–25]

slow′-mo′tion



adj. 1. photographed or appearing in slow motion. 2. proceeding at a strikingly slow rate. [1925–30]
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